Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-22
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LOCAL NEWS.

MeunOulSt cnurcn next sunday morning.
Clothes-line thieves have lately been
operating on Academy street.
DR.. f. O. Porter bought the quarter
interest in the steam yacht Stella that
was disposed of by auction Wednesday.
The service at the Y. NJ. C. A. hall next
Sunday afternoon will be led by f. j.
Klock; topic. "No compromise with sin"
Neh. vi. 10.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Y. NJ. c. a. will be held
at the association hall on the evening of
Wednesday, May 1.
Mr.. George Hammond is putting in a
creamery at his residence to take care of
his own and some of his neighbors' milk.
He will use a separator.
The mumps have appeared in town.
Mr.. Geo. f. Knapp, who is student at
Williams college, brought them when he
came for the spring vacation.
The alterations on the room over the
bank which the Ladies' library will oc-
cupy are nearly completed. They will
have light, pleasant quarters.
Butter sold in this market, Monday. at
IS to q cents, with few extra fine tubs
at a little higher figures. Still lower
prices in the near future are predicted.
Mrs. j. A. Wright is having extensive
repairs made upon her residence, includ-
ing new steam-heating apparatus. Mr..
Calhoun is doing this part of the work.
Mr.. Sylvester FOote, living near the
paper-miil bridge. slipped on the ice in
his dooryard, Saturday, and broke one
of his legs near the hip. lie is 81 years
old.
Fifteen would-be teachers presented
themselves for examination at the town
room Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Palmer. the
town superintendent of schools, conduct
ed the examination.
The meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary
of the Y. VI. c. A. appointed for last
saturday afternoon was postponed to
committees chosen will be announced
later.
Lizzie, daughter of Mr.. Patrick Con-
don, died shortly after noon yesterday
at the home of the family on Washing
ton street. She had been sick but few
days with bilious fever. Her age was
about II years.
a l4-year-old daughter of Patrick Null
ligan died of diptheria at the home of the
family on Weybridge street, Monday,
and was buried on Tuesday from the
Catholic church. Two more of the chill
dren are sick with the disease.
Signs of the return of spring abound.
The small boys are doing large business
in marbles; and the oilers who congre-
gate on the sunny sides of the streets,
particularly in the vicinity of the creek
bridge, have made their appearance in
full force.
A quantity of household goods belong
ing to Mr. W. 5. Alden was sold by auc-
ton on the Main street bridge Monday.
Mr.. Alden returned Wednesday from
Windsor, Ct, where he had been visiting.
to Leicester, where he will reside and
carry on his farm.
Messrs. Smith & Allen have taken an
other large contract. 1t is to build the
main building of Vermont academy, the
well-known Baptist institution at Sax
tons River, and also a house for the prin-
cipal of the school. There were several
other bidders for the job.
DIR. l.. f. Mellen has made another in
vestment in horses, with which he has
good luck so far as financial results are
concerned. This time he has bought of
NJ. Corey of Montpelier fine four-year-
old bay mare sired by Auctioneer, dam
Waikiki Maid by Waikiki Chief. She is
Is hands high, has an excellent gait and
is good walker, too.
Hon. ID. w. Nash of New Haven has
been appointed by Judge Knapp of the
probate court administrator of the estate
of Hon. John M. Dyer; Hon. Walter C.
Dunton of Rutland, Hon. C. II. Stevens
of Vergennes and Mr.. Darwin Rider of
Middlebury, commissioners, and Messrs.
S. S. Gaines of Vergennes, II. Bruce
Wright of Middlebury and Henry J. Hyde
of Salisbury, appraisers.
Linemen of the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. have been busily employed
about town for few days taking the wire
of the old American Union off the posts
erected by that company and pulling up